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Cambodia garment factory worker protesters clash with riot police, one dead

2013-11-12 124 Dailymotion

ROUGH CUT (NO REPORTER NARRATION).<br/> <br />STORY: At least one protester died, five more were injured and about 30 protesters and monks were arrested after a Cambodian garment workers protest turned violent on Tuesday (November 12).<br/> <br />About 1,000 factory workers clashed with riot police whilst trying to march to Prime Minister Hun Sen's house to demand for higher wages and bonus payments.<br/> <br />The protesters, mostly women were stopped by police who first sprayed turned water cannons on them as protestors threw rocks at them.<br/> <br />The protesters also hijacked a police truck and set it on fire after flipping it over.<br/> <br />Police retaliated with tear gas, and later fired live rounds.<br/> <br />The workers earn a minimum wage of $80 USD per month and are demanding a raise to $150 USD.<br/> <br />A number of protests have been held since August 8, but so far no agreement has been reached.<br/> <br />The deputy president of Coalition of Cambodia Apparel Workers' Democratic Union, Bun Noeun, said many

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